The Canadian player Félix Auger-Aliassime in Madrid will play his first final in a tournament Masters 1000 tomorrow against the Russian Andrey Rublev. Auger Aliassime obviously said he was very happy with this result in Madrid although obviously it must be underlined that there was also the help of good luck.
Three opponents withdrew in his path: first Mensik, then there was the withdrawal of Jannik Sinner before taking to the field for the quarter-final match and the worsening of a back injury forced the Czech Jiri Lehecka to retire in the seventh game of the semifinal match.
Auger-Aliassime at 23 years old is trying to start again after a 2023 season that wasn’t the best and now here is the great opportunity to play in the final of a Masters 1000 tournament: “Obviously I feel sorry for those who had to withdraw – comments the Canadian player -.
It’s a crazy situation and I don’t know if it’s ever happened to a player before with all these series retirements. I’ve also had several injuries and I know what it feels like when they deprive you of doing what you do you love more in the world.
I know I have a great opportunity in front of me in my career. I think I trained well for weeks, having good sensations and cons Ruud I got a victory that gave me a lot of confidence.”
At 23, Felix Auger-Aliassime will play in the first 1000m final of his career
Auger-Aliassime talks about his career with an open heart: “Every year since I turned professional I’ve made progressand I became a better player.
Then came 2023, which was a terrible year in my career and in my life. In sport everything changes quickly and we tend to forget. I’m proud to have kept mine passion for tennis in difficult moments, that I knew how to face frustration and continued to want with all my strength to be a great tennis player.”
And returning to today: “It is nice to see myself again in this situation. Some of the best matches of my career have taken place on clay and I have always felt I had the potential to do well.”
The opponent in the final will be Andrey Rublev with whom he is 4-1 down in the previous games: “Every time we have played they have been hard fought matches, with crazy situations. I want to concentrate on playing my best tennis, he is a great player who has been among the tennis elite for years.”
